Wierzchucino

Wierzchucino
Village
Wierzchucino
Coordinates: 54°47′15″N 18°0′13″E / 54.78750°N 18.00361°E / 54.78750; 18.00361
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Puck
Gmina Krokowa
Population 1,536

Wierzchucino [vjɛʂxuˈt͡ɕinɔ], German: Wierschutzin, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Krokowa, 28 km (17 mi) west of Puck, and 62 km (39 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before the end of second World War, the village belonged to the German Province of Pomerania. It is located in the vicinity of the eastern border of Farther Pomerania. In the 18th century the village had been property of the nunnery of Zarnowitz.[2] For details of the post-war history of Farther Pomerania, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,536.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann: Ausführliche Beschreibung des gegenwärtigen Zustandes des Königl. Preußischen Herzogtums Vor- und Hinterpommern. Part II, Vol. 2, Stettin 1784, p. 1083, no. 100


Coordinates: 54°47′15″N 18°0′13″E / 54.78750°N 18.00361°E / 54.78750; 18.00361

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